Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 197-203 , February 2010

Differentiation of young and older adult stair climbing gait using principal component analysis

  • Samantha M. Reid

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Ryan B. Graham

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Patrick A. Costigan

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Physical Education Centre, Biomechanics Laboratory, Queen's University, K7L 3N6 Canada. Tel.: +1 613 533 6601; fax: +1 613 533 2009.

Received 11 February 2009 ,Revised 8 October 2009 ,Accepted 16 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.005

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 197-203 , February 2010

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